Wall structure



Apr. 3, 1923. 1,450;724

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Patented Apr. 3, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MONROE HEWLETT, OF LAWRENCE, NEVJ YORK, ASSIGNOB TO THE STOCKADEBUILDING SYSTEM, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

WALL STRUCTURE.

Application filed May 26,

To all whom it may concern:

it known that I, JAMEs MONROE Hnw Lurr, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Lawrence, county of Nassau, and State ofNew York have invented certain new and useful Improvements in allStructures. of which the following is a specification.

This invention is suitable for either the outside walls of buildings orfor partitions between rooms. And the object is to provide a wall oflight weight. in which inexpensive materials form the larger part, andin which little labor and skill in erecting is required.

Further objects are to provide a wall 0 good appearance, of amplestrength for the support of overhead beams, and to which door and windowframes can be properly secured. Further objects are to provide a wall.with good heat insulating properties and which is sound proof.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings which forms a part of thisspecification:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a wall struc ture broken away whichembodies this invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the wall;

Fig. 3 shows one of the tie members em ployed between columns; and

4 shows one of the tie members employed between a column and a wallfacing.

Blocks 5. 5 of rectangular form each have two vertical holestherethrough the centers of which are one quarter the length of theblock from the ends so that when the blocks are laid in a wall breakingjoint the holes in adjacent courses will be in register. As thecharacter of this wall is such that the blocks are not particularlydepended upon for structural strength but more particularly for heatinsulating and sound deadening, an inexpensive material. such asexcelsior is used. as the base and held together by a small amount ofany suitable binder such as slaked lime.

In building the wall, as each course of blocks is laid there are placedbetween each vertical hole and the two sides of the wall, two transversetie members each consisting of a horizontal tie section 6, a turned-overend 7 at one end of the tie section and a depending arm with a part 8which lies close to the side of the hole and with other 1922. Serial No.563,785.

parts 9, 9 which are spaced away from the side of the hole by reason ofthe depending arm lying along a sinuous line. The lengths of thedepending arms are each nearly double the thickness of a block and whenthe tie members are set between each course they will in consequenceoverlap. Also as each course is laid there is placed between adjacentholes a longitudinal tie member consisting of a horizontal tie section10 with depending arms at the ends each with a part 11 which lies closeto the side of the hole and with other parts 12, 12 which are spacedaway, these depending arms being similar to the depending arms of thefirst mentioned tie members. Then the wall has been laid up to asufiicient height, concrete 1& is poured into the vertical holes andflows around the portions of the depending arms, which are spaced awayfrom the sides of the holes so that the overlapping parts are embeddedin the concrete and bound together and serve the purpose of continuousreinforcements along four sides of the column. The concrete columns withthe embedded depending arms of the tie members are the essence of thewall from a structural view point and are depended upon to carrywhatever load the wall has to bear. The blocks serve at first as moldsfor the columns and subsequently principally as furring for the wallfacings and as heat insulating and sound deadening filling. Theturned-over ends of the transverse tie members engage the sides of theblocks and prevent the tie members from getting out of position previousto or during the pouring of the concrete columns. Also, if any form offacing is applied, they serve to engage and tie such facing to the wall.Metal lath 15, 15 in the form of wire mesh may be placed against thesides of the wall and engaged by the turned-over ends of the transversetie members. This serves for the support of any suitable wall facing 16as lime or gypsum for interior sides and stucco for sides exposed to theweather. The wire lath is not essential. for the excelsior of the blocksis a suitable direct support for the material of the wall facings.

Where window or door frames are to be set, the blocks are notched sothat such frames project into the vertical holes. A portion of a windowframe 17 so placed is shown. Attached to the frame is a metal cornerstrip 18 which becomes embedded in the concrete when poured in the hole.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is l. A wall structure comprising blocks with vertical openingstherethrough in register,

parallel wall facings, a row of concrete columns in the verticalopenings, and tie members between each column and the wall it'acingswhich have depending arms embedded in the columns.

2. A wall structure comprising blocks with vertical openingstherethrough in register, parallel wall tacings, a row of concretecolumns in the vertical openings, tie members between the columns, andtie members between each column and the wall facings, the tie membershaving overlapping depending arms embedded in the columns.

3. A wall structure consisting of blocks with vertical openingstherethrough in register, concrete columns within the vertical openings,and horizontal tie members between the columns each having a dependingarm longer than the depth of a block and embedded in a column, thedepending arms of the tie members overlapping within the verticalopenings.

t. A wall structure consisting of blocks with vertical openingstherethrough in register, concrete columns within the vertical openings,and horizontal tie members between the columns each having a dependingarm longer than the depth of a block for engagement with the wall of avertical opening and having parts spaced from the side of the openingand embedded in the column,

the (:lepending arms of the tie members over lapping within the verticalopenings.

5. A wall structure consisting of blocks with verticalopeningstherethrough in regis-ter, concrete columns within the verticalopenings, and horizontal tie members between the columns having at eachend a depending arm in engagement with the side of an opening in adifferent block and embedded in a column, the depending arms of the tiemembers overlapping within the vertical openings.

6. A wall structure comprising blocks with vertical openingstherethrough in register, wall facings, horizontal tie members eachhaving one end in engagement with a wall facing and a depending arm fromthe other end in a vertical opening, the depending arms of the tiemembers overlapping within the vertical openings, and concrete columnswithin the vertical openings in which the depending arms are embedded.

7. A wall structure comprising blocks with vertical openingstherethrough in register, wall facings, horizontal tie members having ateach end a depending arm inengagement with the side of an opening in adifferent block, horizontal tie members each having one end inengagement with a wall facing and depending arm from the other end in avertical opening, the depending arms of both sets of tie membersoverlapping within the vertical openings, and concrete columns withinthe vertical openings in which the depending arms are embedded.

JAMES MONROE HEWLETT

